CHTR 425 8.4.15
Filed by Charter Communications, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Act of 1934
Subject Company: Time Warner Cable Inc.
Commission File No. 001-33335
The following is information made available online in the Charter Resource Center on Charter’s website.
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Business Council endorses Charter’s plan to buy Time Warner Cable
Originally appeared in Times Union
By Larry Rulison
August 3, 2015
The Business Council of New York State is endorsing Charter Communication’s $55 billion deal to acquire Time Warner Cable.
The Business Council, which has 2, 400 business members wrote a July 24 letter to the state Public Service Commission saying the deal would be good for both businesses and consumers since Charter is planning to offer higher-speed Internet to Time Warner Cable customers at a cheaper price.
Here is an excerpt from the letter:
The Retail Council of New York State, the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Mohawk Valley EDGE have also written the PSC in support of the merger.
Click here for more. [http://blog.timesunion.com/business/business-council-endorses-charters-plan-to-buy-time-warner-cable/68081/]
Posted on August 4, 2015 in News
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This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transaction between Time Warner Cable, Inc. (“Time Warner Cable”) and Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”) on June 26, 2015, Charter's subsidiary, CCH I, LLC (“New Charter”), filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that included a preliminary joint proxy statement of Charter and Time Warner Cable that also constitutes a prospectus of New Charter. After the registration statement is declared effective, Charter and Time Warner Cable will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus to stockholders of Charter and stockholders of Time Warner Cable. This material is not a substitute for the joint proxy statement/prospectus or registration statement or for any other document that Charter or Time Warner Cable may file with the SEC and send to Charter’s and/or Time Warner Cable’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transactions. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF CHARTER AND TIME WARNER CABLE ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by New Charter or Time Warner Cable through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov<http://www.sec.gov/>. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Charter will be available free of charge on Charter’s website at charter.com, in the “Investor and News Center” near the bottom of the page, or by contacting Charter’s Investor Relations Department at 203-905-7955. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Time Warner Cable will be available free of charge on Time Warner Cable’s website at http://ir.timewarnercable.com<http://ir.timewarnercable.com/> or by contacting Time Warner Cable’s Investor Relations Department at 877-446-3689.
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